What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 29, 1962?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 29, 1962 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 29, 1962?

On January 29, 1962 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Monday

Born on January 29, 1962?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on January 29, 1962

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist (born 1962)

Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas leader (1962–2025)

Gauri Lankesh

Indian journalist and activist

Born the same week

Abdullah II of Jordan

January 30 · King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Manuel Amoros

February 1 · French footballer

Adel al-Jubeir

February 1 · Saudi diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (born 1962)

What happened that week

Two of the high-wire "Flying Wallendas" are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit.
The Soviet government changes all place names honoring Molotov, Kaganovich and Georgy Malenkov.
U.S. spacecraft Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon; it later misses the Moon by .
The Organisation armée secrète (OAS, a right-wing paramilitary organization opposed to Algerian independence) bombs the French Foreign Ministry.
A United States embargo against Cuba is announced.
First successful winter ascent of the Matterhorn's north face, by Hilti von Allmen and Paul Etter, is completed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 29, 1962 was a Monday. Someone born on January 29, 1962 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 29, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,656 days. People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Anton Chekhov
1860 · Russian dramatist and author
Boris Pasternak
1890 · Russian writer
Teresa Teng
1953 · Taiwanese ROC singer
Oprah Winfrey
1954 · American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born )

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Questions about January 29, 1962

What day of the week was January 29, 1962?: January 29, 1962 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on January 29, 1962?: Someone born on January 29, 1962 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 29, 1962?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 29, 1962 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on January 29, 1962?: Someone born on January 29, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,656 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1962?: People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 29, 1962?: On January 29, 1962 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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